1s
tViee
President
PATRICKFERRAIUOLO
ThelackofleaderhipInourfacilitiesisapparentand[uirc
frankly,it'sparhcric,Captainsarcexpectedtodomorewithless
andif
that'
.notbadenough,there
an:
rimeswhen.nprainsarc
not
support
ed
hy
theirsuperiors..nrctherearcsomegoodboscs
left,how.vcr,therearc
[usr
norenoughrogoaround.\Vhatsad
densmemost
about
our
so-calledleaders,isrhurwhen
~ '
( J
U
socializewiththematafunctionoffthejob,mostoithemarcnicepeoplewithfamiliesandsimi
larinterests.However,whenthe)'re
run
back
to
work,unincrediblerrausformnrionrakes
place.Thatnicepersonwitha
family
changes.It\culledmetamorphosis.Theygofromheine
nicepeople
to
be
orning
broudbaudcdsupervisors.Theybelievethatitisnecessary
to
disciplineasubordinarcwheneveranhonestmistakeismade.
\Vhateverhappened
to
hringingyouintotheofficeandtalkingtoyouaboutyourmistake?
"Thegoodolddays"couldneverbemoretruethanitisroda.inthelifeoiaCorrection
Cap
tain.AsIwritethismessage,acertainWardcncomes
to
mind.\Vardc
Jl
AliAl-Rahman.
Someofyouwhowereinrhcdepartmentyearsagoshouldremember\XardenRahman,This
wasamanwithintegrity.Hewasagreatleaderandknewhowrotalk
to
hissraff.Wardcn
Rahmanwouldnot
[copardizc
thesafety
and
securityofst
..
lfforinmates.
He
would
not
shiftreduce
JUS
t
to
savemoney.\VardenRahmanretiredasaWarden,whenheshouldhaveretired
asthe
Chid
oftheDcparrmcnr.Didbroadbrandinghavcsomethingtodowiththat?Youhe
thejudge.WardcnAlil-RahrnnnleftthelcparrmcnrJ
;-.
a
Jl1Jn
withhiheadhelduphighandwithoutcompromisinghisreputationorinrcgrity,
Now
to
an
t
b
roadbandcd
supervisorwhojustmighthavegottentheirhandsonthi.article,
don'tgetupsetatthemessenger.Afterall,
I
didnorinventhroadbanding.Askyourselfthis.is
1
('
talking
about
me?Andifyouthinkitapplies,rrvrohemorelike\;'ardenRahman.fellow
Captains,youmightbeaskingyourselfhynowwhyamIwritingaboutthissubject.
Broadbandingdirectlyaffectsthe
~a
p
t
; )
i
n
s
rank.Itcreatesproblemsandhasadir
-c
reffectonthewaywearcsupervisedandtreatedwhenwe
111
:1
kc
anhonestmistake.
'\
e
a.Captainsmustsupporteachother,AllCaptainsregardlessofpersonalfeelingsshould
alwayshewilling
to
assisteachother.'cniorCaptains,pleasetakerhctimetoreachthenew
Captainsassignedtoyour
f;1cility
.Nowmorethanever.rhcyneedyourguitbncc.Ifwelearnto
supporteachother,wecanaccomplishanything.Remember,thattheCorrectionCaptain
ExecutiveBoardisalwaysthere
to
helpyouwhenever
Y
Oll
neeI
LIS.
ToallCaptainsandtheir
families.haveahealthyandwonderfulholidayIlookforward
to
seeingyouinyourcommands.
AT
RAGICLOSS
Aboutadaybeforeournewsletterwasduetobepublishedandsentouttoyou,weallsufferedatremendous
tragedy.OnOctober30
,200
7,Capt.ReneeChong,alongwithhertwochildren(ElliotandNoah],losttheirlivesin
ahousefire.Thislosshasbeenextremely
diffic
ultforall
ofus.
Capt.Chongwasalovingandwonderfulpersonand
shewasalwaysthereforusandneverhadalossforwordsatourunionmeetings.Ironically,Reneeandherchil-
drenhadintendedtojoinmeattheColumbiaAssociationChristmasParryinDecember.Itwouldhavebeenthe
first
timethatIwouldhavemetherchildren,andIwassolookingforwardtomee
ting
herfamily.IcannottellyouhowmanytimesIhaveexpressedhowwereallydon'tknowpeoplethatweworkwith,wedon't
knowabouttheirfamily,theirpastandtheirachievementsoffthejob.Reneeisapelfeetexampleofthis.Notuntil
this
horrifictragedyoccurreddidIlearnaboutRenee,herfamilyandherextensivebackgroundineducation.After
Renee'spassing,therewasn'tanightspentwhereIdidnotlieatnightinmybedandthinkaboutherandwish
thingscouldbedifferent.OnenightwhileIwasthinkingofRenee.Isaidtomyself,whatcouldwedotoremember
her.TheC
CA
scholarshipcametomind.ThenextdaywhenImetwithRon,oneofthetlrstwordsoutofRon'smouth
wasthathewantedtonameanewscholarshipinherhonor.Beforehecouldfinishhissentence,ItoldRonthatI
feltthesameway.IfanyoneisworthyofhavingascholarshipnamedintheirhonoritwouldbeRenee.Herlove
forlife,childrenandherstrongbeliefineducationshouldbesomethingthatweshouldneverforget.Wewillmiss
her,butwewillneverforgether.TheExecutiveBoardishonoredtohaveascholarshipnamedinherhonor.
Where
Are
the
Good
Old
Days?
C
rai
S
areexpectedto
do
morewithless
and
if
that'snot
bad
enough,therearetim
es
w
h
en
Captains
are
notsupport
ed
by
he
i
supeiors.
-Patrick
Fetraiuo
1st
VicePresident
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